Related and it partly explains my annoyance...
Decades ago I moved into my current area and became very friendly with one of my neighbors. He invited me along for a "driving tour" of the towns around us.
Farther out, there was one very large community of similar houses that all had horrible looking run down front yards.
My neighbor was a wallpaper manufacturer and installer and said "Don't let the outside fool you... I've installed wallpaper for many of these homes and the insides are lavish. The community residents usually only deal in cash, most are on government assistance and also usually vote as a very large block."
I was incredibly disgusted, but also quite impressed. My wife often laments that we're stupid for being so honest on our taxes.
Decades ago I moved into my current area and became very friendly with one of my neighbors. He invited me along for a "driving tour" of the towns around us.
Farther out, there was one very large community of similar houses that all had horrible looking run down front yards.
My neighbor was a wallpaper manufacturer and installer and said "Don't let the outside fool you... I've installed wallpaper for many of these homes and the insides are lavish. The community residents usually only deal in cash, most are on government assistance and also usually vote as a very large block."
I was incredibly disgusted, but also quite impressed. My wife often laments that we're stupid for being so honest on our taxes.